Surgical treatment results of simple thyroid goiter at the Hospital 198
- Author:
Tran Minh Dao
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Thyroid goiter
- MeSH:
Therapeutics;
Surgery;
Goiter;
Thyroid Gland
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;483(7):72-74
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
From January 1994 to December 2003, at the Hospital 198, 697 patients (149 males, 548 females) with simple thyroid goiter, aged 16-75 years oldwere treated and operated. The age of highest incidence was 21-40 years old (79.92%). Thyroid cyst accounts for highest incidence 48.21%. According to WHO classification the incidence of surgery was mainly in the goiter of 2nd, 3rd grade. Anapathological analysis found the highest incidence 47.92% in simple colloid goiter. There were 4 cases of thyroid cancer (0.57%). General complications found in 2.44%.
